Drinking-fountain.



P. H. EDGAR.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1911.

1,009,656. Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

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PEARL I-I. EDGAR, OF LAKE VIEW, MISSOURI.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, PEARL H. EDGAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lake View, in the county of Ray and State of Missouri, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in DrinkingFountains, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention provides a device intended most especially forwatering poultry, but which may be used for supplying small stock withdrinking water, the device being of such construction as to maintain agiven level of water in the trough so long as the fount or reservoircontains a supply, the structure being further of such formation as toprevent the fouling of the water by the fowl or stock entering thetrough and having the dirt washed from their feet in the water.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularlyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out inthe appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1is a view in elevation of a drinking fountain embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the stand. Fig. 4: is a detail view, showing moreclearly the valve mechanism for controlling the supply of water from thereservoir to the lowermost pan, trough or dispensing receptacle.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription, and inclicated in all the views of the drawings, by thesame reference characters.

The device comprises a stand, which embodies a spring band 1, the latterhaving an opening or eye 2 at one end and a projection 3 at the oppositeend to pass through the eye 2 to hold the ends of the spring band whenplaced together. Spring legs 41 have their upper ends secured to thespring band 1 and their lower ends bent outwardly to form feet. Offsets5 are formed intermediate the ends of the spring legs to provideshoulders which engage under the outer flange of a receptacle 7 so as toassist materially in supporting said receptacle. The spring legs lincline outwardly and downwardly, the portions above the offsets orshoulders 5 overhanging the flange 6 to prevent vertical displacement ofthe receptacle Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1911.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

Serial No. 618,870.

7. Braces 8 connect the lower ends of the spring legs 4 and are securedat their point of crossing. These braces also form a support for thereceptacle 7.

By having the band 1 constructed to be separated it may be spread toadmit of the receptacle 7 being removed for any purpose, as forcleaning, or to be substituted by a new one when rusted or otherwiserendered unsuitable for further service. The spring action of the bandautomatically draws the upper ends of the legs 1 together so as to bringand hold the offsets 5 beneath the outer flange 6 of the receptacle.

The reservoir 9 may be of any construction and capacity and is designedto hold a quantity of water for supplying the drinking receptacle andtrough. A rim 10 is pendent from the bottom of the reservoir 9 and itslower edge extends outwardly, as indicated at 11, and has a plurality ofopenings 12 formed therein for the egress of water. The rim l0 inclosesa chamber 13 in which is located a float 141, which is caused to riseand fall with the change of level of the water in the chamber 13 andreceptacle 7. A series of outlets 15 are provided in the bottom of thereservoir 9 and a raised valve seat 16 projecting upwardly from thebottom of the reservoir incloses said outlets and receives a valve 17,which is normally seated thereon, said valve being carried 011 one endof a spring arm 18. The valve stem 19 operates through an opening in thebottom of the reservoir 9 and through the lower end of a substantiallyU-shaped frame 20 pendent from the bottom of the reservoir. Levers 21are mounted upon the members of the frame 20 and have their inner endspivotally connected to the valve stem 19. The outer ends of the levers21 are connected to the float 1 1 by means of short chains 22. lVhen thefloat 141 is elevated the valve 17 is closed, thereby preventing thefeed of water from the reservoir 9 to the receptacle 7, but when thelevel of the water in the receptacle 7 falls below a predetermined pointthe float 14E exerts a pulling force upon the outer ends of the levers21 and effects an unseating of the valve 17, thereby permitting thewater to flow from the reservoir 9 into the receptacle 7 so as tomaintain the water at the required level. The rim 10 flares outwardlyand downwardly. The outer rim or wall of the re ceptacle 7 flaresupwardly and the space 23 29 is attached.

formed between the rim 10 and the outer wall of the receptacle 7constitutes a trough from which the fowls or small stock drink. Thefloat 14: has a central opening to receive the lower end of the frame 20so that the float may rise to within a short distance of the bottom ofthe reservoir.

The upper trough 24 surrounds the lower portion of the reservoir 9 andconsists of an upwardly flared rim. This trough is for supplying largerstock or fowls with water. An outer shoulder 25 formed at the lower endof the trough 2i rests upon the spring band 1, thereby supporting thereservoir upon the stand. Spring clips 26, secured to the sides of thetrough or device, engage under the spring band 1 so as to hold thereservoir upon the stand, thereby enabling the device as a whole to becarried by means of a bail 27 applied to the upper end of the reservoir9. An outlet 28 between the reservoir 9 and trough 2a is controlled bymeans of a valve 29, which is actuated by the change of level of waterin the trough through the instrumentality of a float 30, which issecured to the outer end of a lever 31 to which the stem of the valveVhen the water in the trough 2 f lowers the float 30 descends and opensthe valve 29, thereby permitting water to pass from the reservoir 9 intothe trough 24. When the level of the water in the trough 24: reaches thepredetermined point the float 30 rises and seats the valve 29, therebyclosing the outlet 28 and shutting off the supply of water from thereservoir to the trough 24. A housing incloses the outlet 28 and valvemechanism associated therewith, thereby preventing interference with thevalve and the cooperating parts. A shield overhangs the trough 24 andconsists of a rim attached at its upper edge to the reservoir 9 andinclining outwardly and downwardly. The shield 83 prevents any of thefowls or stock from getting into the water in the trough 2d and foulingsuch water with dirty feet. A cover 3 1 closes the upper end of thereservoir 9.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device whichI now consider to be the embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that suchchanges may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claimsappended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. In a drinking fountain of the character described, a supporting standtherefor comprising a spring band adapted to encircle the structure andhaving securing means at its ends, spring legs secured at their upperends to the spring band, and braces connecting the lower portions of thespring legs and secured at their point of crossing.

2. In a drinking fountain ofthe character described, a supporting standtherefor comprising a spring band adapted to encircle the structure andhaving securing means at its ends, and legs secured to said spring bandand having offset portions forming supportin shoulders.

3. In a drinking fountain of the character described, a supporting standtherefor comprising a spring band adapted to encircle the structure andhaving securing means at its ends, and legs secured to said spring bandand having offset portions forming supporting shoulders, the parts ofthe legs above the offset portions inclining upwardly and inwardly toprevent vertical displacement of the structure.

4. A drinking fountain comprising a receptacle, a reservoir having anopening in its bottom and side, a rim pendent from the, bottom of thereservoir and adapted to support the same in the receptacle and formwith the outer wall of said receptacle a lower drinking trough, a valvefor controlling the outlet in the bottom of the reservoir, a float forautomatically operating said valve, an upper trough encircling thereservoir, and a float controlled valve closing the opening in the sideof the reservoir to regulate the feed of water therefrom into saidtrough.

5. A drinking fountain comprising a stand embodying a spring band, areservoir having an outer extension to rest upon said stand, and springclips at the sides of the reservoir to engage under said spring band andprevent vertical displacement of the reservoir.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PEARL H. EDGAR.

Vitnesses WALTER HUsToN, T. J. LOEVEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

